Jeanne Dillner, CEO of SIGN Fracture Care InternationalBrief background of business:SIGN Fracture Care International is a humanitarian organization based in Richland. Our mission is to give the injured poor in developing countries access to affordable orthopaedic surgery. We accomplish this by providing surgeons in these countries with orthopaedic education along...
By D. Patrick JonesThe Tri-Cities prides itself on being a bit different from the rest of Eastern Washington. So is its manufacturing sector. Unlike most metro areas this side of the state, manufacturing here doesn’t loom among the top five sectors by employment. As Benton Franklin Trends indicator 3.3.4 shows,...
For more than 26 years, employees of Meheen Manufacturing Inc. have churned out bottle upon bottle of beer, soda and juice in the Tri-Cities.But that ended last month, as Meheen moved its equipment and operations from 325 N. Oregon Ave. in Pasco to Colorado.As part of a combined business with...
By David ForsythMaking a wine is an active process. A winery is a functional factory, like any other production facility. The factors are the raw materials, in this case grapes, and the available technology to blend them.The process begins with growing the grapes, then harvesting the grapes and crushing or...
The public is invited to share feedback on barriers they’ve faced to housing in the Tri-Cities and outlying areas.The Tri-Cities HOME Consortium, Housing Authority of the City of Kennewick and Housing Authority of the City of Pasco have teamed up to create a survey to assess the status of fair...
A Kennewick couple traded a Fuji cherry tree and mature evergreen bushes growing in a grassy corner of their front yard for native grasses and plants like sagebrush, bitterbrush and blanket flower.It was part of their plan hatched about nine years ago to reduce water use, get rid of green...
Kadlec Health System’s CEO has announced plans to retire at the end of this year.Lane Savitch has been at Kadlec since 2006. He began his Kadlec tenure as president of the hospital and served in that role until he moved to his current position in 2016. Reza KaleelReza Kaleel, Kadlec’s...
Columbia Center mall announces the opening of two new retailers and a restaurant over the next month: Epic Massage, Brow Studio 7, and Kabab n Grill.“We are so excited for the new and unique offerings these retailers bring our customers,” said Meredith Reed, director of marketing and business development at...
Drivers can expect delays with the closure of the eastbound on-ramp at the Queensgate Drive and Interstate 182 interchange this weekend in Richland.The closure is from 8 p.m. Friday, May 18, through 5 a.m. Monday, May 21.A detour will be in place directing drivers to Columbia Park Trail and then...
By Marilou SheaI’m still in mourning over the wrenching tale of what happened to our Washington asparagus industry.In the late 1980s, asparagus was a thriving industry in the fresh and processed markets with 32,000 acres of the green spears shooting up from the fertile soils in Franklin, Walla Walla and...
